Cognitive Development Basics
What is cognitive development?
The process of growth and change in thinking, reasoning, memory, and problem-solving.
What is the concrete operational stage?
where children begin to understand conservation.
What is the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?
The range of tasks a learner can complete with guidance.
What is crystallized intelligence?
Knowledge gained through experience and education over time.
What is abstract thinking?
The ability that allows someone to think about situations they cannot physically see or experience.
What is conservation?
Understanding that quantity stays the same despite changes in appearance.
What is a more knowledgeable other?
The person who provides guidance to help a learner succeed.
What is fluid intelligence?
The ability to reason quickly and solve new problems.
What is hypothetical reasoning?
Predicting outcomes and testing ideas logically to reach a conclusion.
The ability to mentally reverse a sequence of events.
What is reversibility?
What is scaffolding?
Support given to a learner that is gradually removed as they gain independence.
What are neurocognitive disorders?
Disorders involving problems with memory, thinking, or reasoning.
What is metacognition?
The ability to examine and reflect on your own thinking process.
What is the formal operational stage?
The stage beginning around age 12 where abstract and hypothetical thinking develops.
Define this example: A teacher helping a student solve a problem step-by-step is an example of what concept?
Scaffolding
A progressive disease that affects memory and cognitive function.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
What is the formal operational stage?
A person imagines what would happen if the sun didn’t rise—this reflects which stage of development?
A child understands that water poured into a taller glass is still the same amount—what concept does this demonstrate?
What is Conservtaion?
Define this example: A student can solve a problem only with help from a teacher—this best represents what concept?
What is the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?
Define this example: A disorder caused by damage to the brain from injury or stroke affecting cognition.
What is a neurocognitive disorder